New Delhi: The Budget session of the Parliament will begin today after an Address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint session of Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The session will continue till February 13, which will be followed by an intersession break. The second phase of the session will start on March 9 and will go on till April 2.
Sitharaman to present budget on Feb 1
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1. The entire session will have 60 sittings. A day before the start of the Budget session, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired an all-party meeting on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the Government rejected Oppositions demand for renewal of discussions on VB-G RAM G Act and the SIR exercise during the session, which was rejected by the government. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that both issues have already been discussed. “We cannot reverse the gear,” news agency PTI quoted him as saying.
“Once a law is before the nation, we have to follow it. While responding to the opposition’s assertion on the VB-G RAM G Act. The bill was passed by Parliament during the Winter Session, which was later signed by President Murmu, making it an Act.
Congress leaders held meeting at Sonia Gandhi’s residence
The Congress’s parliamentary strategy group members met on Tuesday. They discussed issues and Special Intensive Research (SIR) and VB G RAM G Act. Talking about the meeting that was held at Sonia Gandhi’s residence, Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain said, “Environmental issues, the issue of Ladakh and J&K, and the foreign policy issues will also be raised” in the Budget session. He further said that Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi were also present.